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Police in Sydney launch an investigation on Tuesday (Dec 16) after three people died, including the gunman and two hostages, when officers stormed a Sydney cafe to end the siege. Police will investigate whether the two hostages were killed by the gunman or died in the cross-fire, police said. “Because this is a critical incident investigation, we will have close liaison with the coroner and we will be working on behalf of the coroner to make sure this investigation […]
Ten years after the deadly December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami, many communities are still feeling its effects. On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.15 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province triggered an Indian Ocean tsunami that killed an estimated 226,306 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries. The tsunami garnered an enormous international response, with an estimated $13.6 billion in official aid and private donations pledged for the recovery. In 2009, […]
The Ombudsman found probable cause to charge former Iloilo Gov. Neil Tupas Sr., and three other provincial officials for graft in connection with the overpayment of unconsumed electricity worth P4 million to Green Core Geothermal, Inc. (Green Core). Aside from the former Iloilo governor Tupas, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales found probable cause to charge his Provincial Accountant Lyd Tupas, Assistant Department Head Sandra Bionat, and General Services Department Head Ramie Salcedo for violation of Section 3(e) […]
A man reported by local media to be a suspect involved in the Sydney cafe siege was caught on camera on Monday (December 15) by Australian TV channel Seven Network, Reuters reported. Police said they knew of one armed assailant involved in the incident at the Lindt chocolate cafe in the heart of Sydney’s financial district, but there could be more. Police locked down the center of the country’s biggest city on Monday after an armed man walked into […]
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Australian police said on Monday (December 15) they were monitoring alleged demands made on social media by hostages being held in a siege at aSydney cafe but would not confirm what any demands might be. Network 10 reported that two female hostages had called with claims from the gunman that two bombs were planted elsewhere in the city. Social media posts by possible hostages claimed the gunman wanted to speak directly with Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Deputy […]
Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa turned over today Japan’s emergency relief goods for the victims of Typhoon Ruby to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The turnover ceremony was held at DSWD in Quezon City on December 15. DSWD Secretary Corazon Soliman received the relief goods and expressed their appreciation to the government of Japan. The assistance worth approximately 22 million yen (approximately 8.2 million pesos) aims toalleviate the difficulties of the people affected by the calamity. It includes blankets, sleeping pats, plastic sheets, etc. that will mitigate the difficult living conditions in and around […]
(Eagle News Service) — US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton has been charged with murder for the killing of Filipino transgender “Jennifer” Jeffrey Laude. The Olongapo Prosecutor’s Office filed the murder cas
Nineteen druglords have been brought to the National Bureau of Investigation from the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City. This was after no less than Justice Secretary Leila de Lima conducted a surprise inspection of the facility on Monday, December 15, 2014, and found that that the maximum security compound of NBP had such amenities as a jacuzzi, sauna, music studio for the drug lords imprisoned there. She also discovered various drug paraphernalia and cash […]
Former Makati vice-mayor Ernesto Mercado failed to convince friends of Vice-President Jejomar Binay to stand as witnesses in the charges of corruption against the Vice-President.
An armed assailant was holding an unknown number of hostages in a central Sydney cafe on Monday, shutting down Australia’s largest city and raising fears it could be an attack by Islamist militant sympathisers. Six hours after the mid-morning siege began, television showed three hostages running out of the Lindt chocolate cafe and sheltering behind a heavily armed, black-clad SWAT team. Police said it was not known exactly how many more hostages remained in the […]
A long weekend greets the new year as President Aquino proclaims January 2 as special non-working holiday.
